postcranial

postcranial
post·cra·ni·al -'krā-nē-əl adj of or relating to the part of the body caudal to the head <a \postcranial skeleton>
post·cra·ni·al·ly adv

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post·cra·ni·al (pōst-kraґne-əl) posterior or inferior to the cranium.

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